Sampdoria 11/10 to beat Benevento in Saturday’s Serie A encounter

Competition: Serie A

Market: Sampdoria to beat Benevento

Odds: 11/10 @ Bet365

The new year brings a glut of games in Italy’s top league as the footballing action continues. The top and the bottom of the table has remained incredibly tight, with a win often able to propel a team up a number of places. With all of this in mind, Sampdoria travel to play Benevento on Saturday.

Benevento have been awful this season and they need to embark upon a run of good form or they will face relegation very early in the season. After 19 games they have won just once, drawing one game and losing 17 times, while they have scored just 10 goals and conceded 41 times. In their last five they have picked up just four points, however, their last game ended in a victory, which has at least slightly cut the gap between themselves and Verona to nine points. While there is some cause for optimism, they must make the most of their win and claim another victory on Saturday.

Sampdoria have been in very good form this season and they are looking at taking a European place for next season. After 18 games they have nine wins, three draws and six defeats, while they have scored 34 times and conceded 26 goals which is a fairly good record. They have a three-point gap between themselves and Udinese, and another win would go some way to solidifying their spot in the Europa League places. With all of this in mind, we are backing Sampdoria with odds of 11/10 from Bet365.

Bet: Sampdoria to beat Benevento in Saturday’s Serie A game: 11/10 @ Bet365>>